Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 500 in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Arçay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Arçay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arçay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne usine métallurgique des Lavoirs, in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, 4.1 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arçay.
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. 19% are under 15, above Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 37% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Arçay | Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.5% of commuters travelled at the census. 50 jobs are based in Arçay, for 250 working residents (0.1 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Cher’s towns (€24,000) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Arçay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arçay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Arçay.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arçay | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 6,463 | 4.9 | C− | B | C | D |
| Trouy | 4,055 | 5.9 | B | B | A | C |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 3,681 | 7.8 | A | B | A+ | B− |
| Bourges | 64,186 | 9.7 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Doulchard | 9,647 | 11 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Dun-sur-Auron | 3,524 | 12 | A | A− | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Arçay is a commune of 500 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Bourges Plus. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.